A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories.

Summary

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories. (A competitive bidding program has replaced the use of established fee schedule amounts to determine payments under Medicare for certain durable medical equipment such as wheelchairs.)

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Timeline

1. 22 October 2015

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 22 October 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] · R · Cosponsor
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